A Republican goes on vacation. A thousand miles from home he decides he wants a bacon sandwich.
So the Republican spends thirty dollars renting a car. He spends an hour of time and and three gallons of gas searching for a supermarket. At the supermarket he spends ten dollars on bacon, mayonnaise and bread.
The Republican makes a huge mess in the hotel microwave for the maid to clean up. She will not be tipped because the Republican presumes her to be illegal, despite the fact that she is blond, 6'6" tall, and named for her legal immigrant grandmother, Inga.
The Republican realizes that he has no method for taking care of the bacon and the mayonnaise, so he drives out to the truck stop and buys a portable cooler for a hundred dollars.
After the end of his three day visit, The Republican has a cooler he cannot take on the flight back, filled with food which, while not spoiled, is more than he requires.
Giving the surplus food to people who haven't got enough to eat goes against The Republican's work ethic, so he sticks it in the commercial waste-collection dumpster at the hotel. The cooler, likewise, is not something which can be allowed into other hands, for fear that it may be repurposed for some nefarious end.
So the Republican stands at the airport, proud and pleased that the sandwich itself only cost two dollars. But he wasted $158 to make that two dollar sandwich.
A Democrat is on vacation. A thousand miles from home, he decides he wants a bacon sandwich. The Democrat walks to a nearby restaurant and asks for a bacon sandwich. When he is done eating, he gives the waitress about seven dollars, including tip.
The Republican shakes his head in amazement at how wasteful the Democrat is, when the Democrat could have done the job himself.
So the Republican spends thirty dollars renting a car. He spends an hour of time and and three gallons of gas searching for a supermarket. At the supermarket he spends ten dollars on bacon, mayonnaise and bread.
The Republican makes a huge mess in the hotel microwave for the maid to clean up. She will not be tipped because the Republican presumes her to be illegal, despite the fact that she is blond, 6'6" tall, and named for her legal immigrant grandmother, Inga.
The Republican realizes that he has no method for taking care of the bacon and the mayonnaise, so he drives out to the truck stop and buys a portable cooler for a hundred dollars.
After the end of his three day visit, The Republican has a cooler he cannot take on the flight back, filled with food which, while not spoiled, is more than he requires.
Giving the surplus food to people who haven't got enough to eat goes against The Republican's work ethic, so he sticks it in the commercial waste-collection dumpster at the hotel. The cooler, likewise, is not something which can be allowed into other hands, for fear that it may be repurposed for some nefarious end.
So the Republican stands at the airport, proud and pleased that the sandwich itself only cost two dollars. But he wasted $158 to make that two dollar sandwich.
A Democrat is on vacation. A thousand miles from home, he decides he wants a bacon sandwich. The Democrat walks to a nearby restaurant and asks for a bacon sandwich. When he is done eating, he gives the waitress about seven dollars, including tip.
The Republican shakes his head in amazement at how wasteful the Democrat is, when the Democrat could have done the job himself.
